Part 6The environment
Penalty notices for graffiti and fly-posting
F143BPenalty notices: power to require name and address
(1)
If an authorised officer of a local authority proposes to give a person a notice under section 43(1), the officer may require the person to give him his name and address.
(2)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
he fails to give his name and address when required to do so under subsection (1), or
(b)
he gives a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a requirement under that subsection.
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.